1After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to
the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself
in this way. 2Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and
two others of His disciples were together. 3Simon Peter
*said to them, "I am going fishing." They *said to him, "We will
also come with you." They went out and got into the boat; and that
night they caught nothing.

4But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the
beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5So
Jesus *said to them, "Children, you do not
have any fish, do you?"They answered Him, "No." 6And
He said to them, "Cast the net on the
right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch."So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of
the great number of fish. 7Therefore that disciple whom
Jesus loved *said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter
heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was
stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. 8But
the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far
from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net
full of fish.

9So when they got out on the land, they *saw a
charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread.
10Jesus *said to them, "Bring some
of the fish which you have now caught."11Simon
Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a
hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net
was not torn.

Jesus Provides

12Jesus *said to them, "Come
and have breakfast."None of the disciples ventured to
question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord. 13Jesus
*came and *took the bread and *gave it to them, and the fish
likewise. 14This is now the third time that Jesus was
manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

The Love Motivation

15So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to
Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do
you love Me more than these?"He *said to Him, "Yes, Lord;
You know that I love You." He *said to him, "Tend My lambs."16He *said to him again a second
time, "Simon, son of John, do you love
Me?"He *said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You."
He *said to him, "Shepherd My sheep."17He *said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?"Peter was
grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?"And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all
things; You know that I love You." Jesus *said to him,
"Tend My sheep.

Our Times Are in His Hand

18"Truly, truly, I say to you,
when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever
you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands
and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish
to go."19Now this He said, signifying by
what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken
this, He *said to him, "Follow Me!"

20Peter, turning around, *saw the disciple whom Jesus
loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His
bosom at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays
You?" 21So Peter seeing him *said to Jesus, "Lord, and
what about this man?" 22Jesus *said to him,
"If I want him to remain until I come, what
is that to you? You follow Me!"23Therefore
this saying went out among the brethren that that disciple would not
die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but
only,"If I want him to remain until I
come, what is that to you?"

24This is the disciple who is testifying to these
things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is
true.

25And there are also many other things which Jesus
did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the
world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written.

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